George Miah, who had reportedly been implicated falsely in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack cases, on Tuesday testified against former Criminal Investigation Department of police officials before the Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal.

Myanmar has confirmed to the United Nations it is finalising a plan that will offer minority Rohingya Muslims citizenship if they change their ethnicity to suggest Bangladeshi origin, a move rights groups say could force thousands into detention camps.

The minister for road transport and bridges, Obaidul Quader, said on Tuesday that the prime minister Sheikh Hasina after returning home would take action against post and telecommunications minister Abul Latif Siddique for his remarks about Hajj rituals and Sajib Wazed Joy.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday tried to shift the spotlight away from the Islamic State militant group and back to Iran, warning the United Nations that a nuclear-armed Tehran would pose a far greater…

Cattle traders fear that they might have to pay through the nose to keep vigilance teams and extortionists at bay for selling their artificially fattened sacrificial animals at city markets.
The burden would ultimately fall on the buyers in what they fear mismanaged sacrificial cattle markets in the city…

Bangladesh Bank is backing a move of the government to join the proposed China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as it believes this new window for low-cost funds would help improve its poor infrastructure…